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Shashi Warrier | The three lives and death of a cat

I didn't fancy having a cat in the house, but that purr was irresistible

3 April 2022 12:49 AM IST

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia at Raj Bhavan to attend swearing-in ceremony in Bhopal. PTI photo

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping...

Uma Bharti has old ties with the royal family of Gwalior since she was initiated into politics by Rajmata Vijay Raje...

3 April 2022 12:26 AM IST

FILE - Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Shobhaa De | Kissa thappad ka Once more, with lot of feeling!

The slap has touched countless chords, even in people who have nothing to do with the movie business

1 April 2022 11:30 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | On theocracy, secularism, and new truths about the...

Did Jinnah actually foresee the possibility of India's pronounced secular democracy turning into a not-so-secular,...

1 April 2022 11:26 PM IST

U.S. President Joe Biden. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | From Iraq 1991 to Ukraine, America's decline evident

The anxiety about China's rise is now being replaced by something much more complex - the Sino-Russian embrace

31 March 2022 11:27 PM IST

India uses a lot of imported weaponry - traditionally mostly of Russian make, now increasingly American. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Arms bazar now arrives at Delhi's doorstep,...

It is well known that there's no full stop in defence and diplomacy in any era

31 March 2022 11:25 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata's damage control bid to revalidate mandate

Regaining control in a ramshackle organisation, where discipline is low and control is loose and sporadic, is definitely...

31 March 2022 12:53 AM IST

Amarjit Sinha. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | A former adviser to PM secures plum PSEB post

Not only does Mr Sinha fill a key gap in the board, but many have taken it as an optimistic sign

31 March 2022 12:31 AM IST

Gagan Malik. (By Arrangement)

Lekha Shankar | Indian actor turns Buddhist monk in Bangkok

The two-week monkhood is behind him, but Malik (now called Asoko) does not seem ready to give it up yet

31 March 2022 12:15 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Biden, Putin and Ukraine peace: Keep God out of...

It's the Cold War all over again, the Great Game that never ceases day and night

30 March 2022 12:34 AM IST

The shortage of working-age people and its unwillingness to alter its immigration policies to attract a more skilled workforce and to draw highly educated technology professionals due to age-old prejudices will cost Europe dearly. (Represenatational Image/ AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | As world is transforming, Europe getting irrelevant

Within two decades, global GDP and power rankings will see substantial changes

29 March 2022 12:52 AM IST

The Indian Army deployed over 50,000 soldiers in Ladakh to counter any threat from the Chinese Army. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Of democracies, dictatorships & transparency

We should consider that India is not a dictatorship and should be using its natural strength as a democracy

29 March 2022 12:34 AM IST